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Multi-disciplinary academic unit of the University of Florida. Our work centers on issues of health and health care for children and youth. Faculty at the Institute for Child Health Policy maintain joint appointments in the College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research. Engaged in multiple research and evaluation studies as well as policy and program initiatives throughout the College of Medicine and the Health Sciences Center.

The Mellon College of Science is home to four departments and many programs and research centers that cross disciplines.

The mission of the American College of Gastroenterology shall be to advance the medical treatment and scientific study of gastrointestinal disorders. The College will strive to serve the evolving needs of physicians in the delivery of high quality scientific, humanistic, clinical, ethical, and cost-effective health care to gastroenterology patients.

Clinical Updates at the American College of Gastroenterology

Index of clinical trials being conducted at Weill Cornell Medical College

Special Needs Definition at the Sloan Work and Family Research Network - Boston College

Only private medical school in the Greater Southwest, and internationally respected medical and research institution known for excellence in education, research and patient care.

Higher education organization that represents presidents and chancellors of all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting institutions: community colleges and four-year institutions, private and public universities, and nonprofit and for-profit colleges.

The Center for Cerebral Palsy Research was founded in 1996 and is committed to understanding the mechanisms underlying the symptoms of cerebral palsy and developing evidence-based treatment approaches targeting these symptoms. The Center is a non-profit organization located at Teachers College, Columbia University, a leading institution of Education, Health and Psychology. Our Center is committed to improving the lives of children with cerebral palsy through research. These include both speech and motor disorders associated with CP.

The Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) addresses the necessity of an integrated, comprehensive research support system that includes education, training and mentoring for clinical research investigators, coordinators and staff. Our mission is to support, advance, and promote clinical and translational research enterprises at WCMC

PubMed Abstract: CFP MFC Official Publication of the College of Family Physicians of Canada - Microcephaly and Vulnerability of the Brain int he Etiology of Cerebral Palsy

U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences - ies Natonal Center for Education Statistics - Publications and Products - Surveys & Programs - Data tools - FAST FACTS - School, College & Library Ssearch and more. The purpose of the National Center for Education Statistics' website is to provide clear, complete information about NCES' mission and activities, and to serve the research, education and other interested communities. NCES values your comments and suggestions for improving the usability of this site.

American Academy of Pediatrics Emergency Preparedness for children with Special Heath Care Needs Instructions for Parents. American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians have developed the Emergency Information Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF File). This simple form is used to record health information for children with special health care needs and should kept in multiple locations for easy access by physicians and emergency medical personnel.

PubMed Abstract 2006 study, Boston college, MA, examines the contribution of the marital relationship to the well being of both mothers and fathers of children with developmental disabilities.

Information on ongoing study being sponsored by Medical College of Georgia to test the safety and effectiveness of cord blood infusion in children with motor disabilities due to cerebral palsy.

Medical College of Georgia researchers are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether an infusion of stem cells from umbilical cord blood can improve the quality of life for children with cerebral palsy.

Imperial College London sponsored trial in newborn infants with perinatal asphyxial encephalopathy assessing whether a combination of hypothermia and inhaled xenon preserve cerebral metabolism and structure.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…Funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities.

Research Study for Children to Test Balance. Researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences are conducting a research study to investigate the reliability of a test of balance for typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy

NICHD, NIH, Sponored and American Academy of Pediatrics, and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists co-sponsored study and Report of the Workship on Acute Perinatal Asphyxia in Term Infants.